Posts Tagged ‘Djesus UnCrossed’

That’s what actor Christoph Waltz ordered us all to do in his opening monologue of ‘Saturday Night Live’.

So, did we?

Well, there was definitely a sketch or two worth flashing some pearly whites at – but was anyone even watching? Let’s face it – Waltz’s name doesn’t exactly hold a lot of weight with the kids online, and it’s hard hyping a 56-year-old Austrian on the same night as the NBA All-star slam dunk contest.

Those who did check out the show saw Waltz flexing his comedy muscle by playing a game show host, a man in love with a rude, snobby feminist (played by Fred Armisen), and a virginal soul brother who wrecked slow jams with his nerdy lyrics.

But perhaps Waltz’s best performance of the night was as a vengeful Jesus Christ in the pre-recorded movie trailer spoof “Djesus Uncrossed.”

The trailer is an ingenious mashup of “Django Unchained” and “Inglourious Basterds” (both Oscar-nominated Quentin Tarantino films starring Waltz) and features a blood-thirsty Jesus gunning down Romans and slicing through their heads ‘Walking-Dead’ style.

Some of the best lines of ‘Djesus’:

“He may be wearing sandals, but he can still kick ass.”

And this one:

“When you get to heaven, say hi to my dad.”

Check it out here and let me know what you think. Did you watch ‘SNL’ last night? How did you think Christoph Waltz fared? Let me know in the comment section.

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Bill has been a Sun columnist, reporter and editor for 22 years. Previously was in Sports as Toronto Raptors beat writer and NBA columnist, he joined Entertainment in 2005 as a television and music critic before moving exclusively to TV. Prior to the Sun, he worked at the Montreal Daily News, the Orillia Packet & Times and the Sherbrooke Record.